TGO Standards

Safety

TGO have always been the flag bearers of outdoor gym equipment standards. In other words we think it’s essential for our equipment to be safe and robust.

As the pioneers of outdoor fitness equipment in Europe and now world leaders in the outdoor gym industry, TGO has always upheld the need for safe, inclusive, high quality and functional equipment. From the outset we have employed the services of the most experienced independent safety consultants in the business, they help us ensure that our range met the requirements of the nearest available standards (EN1176 and EN957).

Building on our experience we are leading in development of a new standard with BSI (The British Standard Institution) specifically for outdoor fitness and agility equipment. Indeed our independent safety consultant is the technical author of the new standard.

Here’s a copy of TGO’s safety certificate – which means it’s safe for you to walk the TGO street!

We know that there are some examples of unsafe equipment out there (some outdoor gym providers even claim to be compliant to EN1176 when they are definitely not).

We would recommend that you don’t spend your hard won money on sub-standard and unsafe equipment. It’s a bit like crossing a busy road with your eyes closed – things might turn out ok but only if you’re lucky! Always ask to see the EN1176 compliance certificate for ALL pieces of equipment you are purchasing.

Safety hazards to look out for are:

Crushes – exposed stop points

Shears – Moving parts that pass openings

Entrapments – where parts of bodies can get trapped...or in the worse cases we’ve seen, guillotined.

Made in Britain

We are proud to bring manufacturing home. Our products are made with the very best British steel and engineering. TGO like to go against the grain and while many organisations are moving their manufacturing to China, we are proudly moving ours wholly to the UK.

Quality means everything to us – and there is no better way to ensure quality than to manufacture locally. Our state of the art manufacturing facilities are ISO 9000 quality assured. We make sure that extensive testing is done on our equipment including load, dynamic, cyclical and drop testing. We field test our products too.

When we were designing the TGO Britain range of equipment, British parks were a source of inspiration for us – there is nothing better than the freedom you can enjoy in our amazing parks and open spaces. TGO outdoor fitness equipment is designed to enhance aesthetically the natural environments in which they’re installed.

Design for fitness and good health

Our goal is your good health! Our mission for our outdoor gym spaces is to make the experience as close to the indoor gym experience as possible. We want to continue breaking down the barriers to fitness by making our gyms free accessible, and attractive to the public without losing the fitness functionality that you would get in an indoor gym.

Our research and development has drawn from sound sports science and our fitness expert Greg Andrews advised at drawing board stage on the entire TGO Britain range. Greg is a former physical training instructor for the Royal Marines so he knows all about peak fitness. His input has meant that our equipment offers an all body workout from your leg, trunk and arms in all our cardio, strength and tone exercises. With Greg, we have ensured that our training guidance on our signage is completely clear for all to understand.

We continue to lobby for a government-backed approach using free outdoor gyms to tackle obesity. They are proven to raise sports participation and attract all ages.

Inclusive

We are continuing to develop our range and have studied the indoor gym move towards equality in use.

We are continuing to work towards meeting the Inclusive Fitness Initiative standard.

Our philosophy for our equipment is that it should be used by as many users as possible regardless of age and ability.

Ethical

Through our work with the rainforest foundation we have already protected over 100 acres of Amazonian rainforest.

Our outdoor gyms promote the great outdoors due to not needing electricity, lighting or heating. And our air-con is provided by Mother Nature!

As mentioned above, we manufacture locally to cut down our carbon footprint on transportation.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR SOME REALLY EXCITING PRODUCTS COMING OUT THIS YEAR!

The TGO gym has been created using reproduced aluminum from old deodorant and antiperspirant cans in partnership with Right Guard and TerraCycle. The gym which has been donated to Queen Elizabeth Olympic park, has now offically opened to the public.

The Canterbury Times met up with The Great Outdoor Gym Company, to test out our range of outdoor fitness equipment and to talk about TGO's mission to drive up activity and improve wellbeing in sustainable ways.

The University of Worcester evaluated the Dudley Healthy Towns programme. There were striking results with respect to their borough-wide TGO gyms, which were the most highly rated improvement of the park facility infrastructure and significantly increased activity.

Opportunities to be more active for free in Hounslow’s parks are now even easier with TGO’s borough-wide outdoor gyms, installed in 8 parks across the borough with very positive effects on community engagement with physical activity.

The Great Outdoor Gym Company (TGO) today launches a brand new outdoor gym collection, the TGO Inspired Collection, in a bid to tackle physical inactivity. The new collection is inspired by latest trends in fitness, including yoga, Crossfit and calisthenics.

Innovative British business the Great Outdoor Gym Company (TGO) has been commissioned by UNIDO to install a green energy GLOW outdoor gym in Marrakech to coincide with the Global Climate Change Conference - COP22.

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TGO The Great Outdoor Gym Company is a trading name of The Great Outdoor Gym Company Ltd.
Registered in England and Wales under Company No: 6041524
The Old Dairy, Brogdale Farm, Brogdale Road, Faversham, Kent, ME13 8XZ, UKCall us on: +44 (0)1795 373301 Email: info@tgogc.com